Sex Trafficking in Nepal: A Review of Intervention and Prevention Programs

Abstract:
Trafficking of girls and women for the purpose of sexual exploitation is a problem worldwide, particularly in South Asia. This review focuses on Nepal-to-India sex trafficking with an examination of current anti-trafficking intervention and prevention programs. The activities of both governmental agencies and nongovernment organizations are described and critically analyzed. Suggestions for evaluating and improving interventions, and thereby reducing the trafficking of girls and women, are discussed.

My opinion:
Antitrafficking programs in the Nepalese context can be divided into prevention programs, indirect prevention, remediation, and advocacy. Prevention programs include direct education about trafficking and/or safe migration practices, “awareness raising” programs, and patrolling the country’s borders. Indirect prevention includes women’s rights programs, microcredit lending, and education programs for women or formal schooling for girls. Remediation includes efforts toward the care and support of trafficking survivors, programs for their rehabilitation, and attempts to reintegrate them into their communities. Advocacy includes prosecution of traffickers and the enforcement of laws against trafficking.

Anti-trafficking program conducted in Nepal can be a reference for me in making my program, the activities carried out by NGOs in Nepal are fairly easy to implement. Prevention activities in Nepal include awareness raising and social mobilization, such as increased community surveillance, as well as improved opportunities for livelihood and the interception of suspected trafficking victims at border checkpoints. These are executed through rallies, seminars, street theater performances, prevention camps, community support groups, and peer education. Maiti Nepal sets up “prevention homes” for women who are thought to be at high risk for trafficking. Women live in the home for a period of 4 to 6 months, during which time they receive counseling, skills training, health care education, and information on trafficking and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.

Reference:
http://vaw.sagepub.com/content/17/5/651.full.pdf